Incident Code
Lib2011-196
Incident Code
Lib2011-196
Incident Date
3 October 2011
Location
قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya
Geolocation
31.059497,
16.658901
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
31.059497,
16.658901
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: LN063)
One child was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Qasr Abu Hadi.
Three different pages listing victim of the NATO intervention named Muhammad Khaled Al-Sayyid Al-Qahsi Al-Gaddafi as killed on October 3rd. A comment on the Al Gaddadifa page said he was “killed in front of his family’s eyes on 3/10/2011 at 3 o’clock because of NATO bombing and they weren’t able to bury him till 6 o’clock next day.”
NATO on that day reported no strikes around Sirte.
Key Information
Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Airstrike
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported killed
1
1 Child
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Qasr Abu Hadi (قصر أبو هادي), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.059497, 16.658901. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.